Scones, faces and spontaneous parties

Since Julie my sister in law has been here visiting, I have been cooking like a mad woman. Yesterday I made an indian themed dinner for her, chicken tikka, garbanzo beans with garam masala, turmeric rice and cole slaw (that's just the only american touch). It was pretty good, and with leftovers, even better so we didn't have to cook for lunch today. I have also been perfecting the blueberry scones recipe I got on the village newsletter, with orange glaze...mmm they were pretty good. Here is the picture.

Desde que Julie mi cuNada ha estado aqui visitandonos, he estado cocinando como loca. Ayer hice una cena india para ella, pollo tikka, garbanzos con garam masala, arroz con turmeric y cole slaw (ensalada de col que es el toque americano). Estuvo muy rica, y con restos, aun mejor para no tener que cocinar hoy a la hora de comer. Tambien he estado perfeccionando mi receta de pastelitos de arandanos que saque del periodico de la villa donde vivo, con glaseado de naranja...mmm estaban muy buenas. Aqui va la foto

Luca is communicating a lot lately but only with expressions. Where does he get them? From me? Am I like that? I wonder many times if he is the way he is as a result of all the time he spends with me. Am I like that a bit? Interesting...

Luca se esta comunicando mucho ultimamente pero solo con gestos. De donde los saca? De mi? Soy asi yo? Me pregunto a menudo si es de la manera que es como resultado de todo el tiempo que pasa conmigo. Soy asi yo un poquito? Interesante...

And today it was such a wonderful day, morning at the lake...why don't I go there every day or at least once a week? it's a nice quiet place, it's free, there is a lake (with alligators) where one can swim, sand to play with and picnic tables, and millions of insects that don't bite. Overall peacefulness and beauty.

Y hoy aqui fue un dia estupendo, por la maNana en el lago...porque no voy alli todos los dias o al menos una vez a la semana? es un lugar tranquilo, gratis, hay un lago (con caimanes) donde uno puede nadar, arena para jugar y mesas de picnic, y millones de insectos que no pican. En resumen un luga pacifico y bonito.

But the best part of it was that I decided to make another of my already succesful paellas. It was supposed to be for the three of us, but then we started running into neighbours and when I realized there were 9 people in my home eating paella, salad and deserts. Wow! such and unexpected party, and we were all so happy! It's like when people are wondering how to spend the evening and then one starts making something and everybody else joins and then we wonder why we don't do this more often. Days like this make me love even more the place where we live and the people that live around us.

Pero la mejor parte de hoy fue que decidi hacer otra de mis ya exitosas paellas. Se suponia que era para los tres, pero empece a encontrarme con vecinos y cuando me quise dar cuentar eramos 9 en mi casa comiendo paella, ensaladas y postres. Wow! que fiesta mas inesperada, y estabamos todos tan contentos! Es como cuando la gente se pregunta que hacer una noche y entonces uno empieza a hacer algo y todo el mundo decide unirse y entonces nos acabamos preguntando porque no hacemos esto mas a menudo. Dias como este hacen que me encante mas el lugar donde vivimos y la gente que nos rodea.